Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Roommates ❯ Chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

Kitty Neko: Hi! I finished just in time! Sorry that this chapter took a little longer, but I had final exams to study for. >_< school. I hate it. Umm… anyways, I don't think ff.n working right now. Sigh. I'm ganna have to try again later. Hey, I got the 2nd CCS art book for Christmas. I was so happy! (but I'm sure you don't care).

Some answers to your questions!

Some people wanted to know how old the people in my story are. I never decided on the exact age but their about 23 and Meiling is a few years older than them since she's an obstetrician. Umm… I guess that's it for now. Ja!

Priya-chan = thank you for pointing out that mistake! I almost died laughing when I read your review!

KanbiAme = Yes, there will be S+S. They're my favorite couple!

Disclaimer: I no not own CardCaptor Sakura

"Please?"

"No."

There was a long pause of silence and then, "Why not?"

"We don't have enough presents for you to open one now!" Syaoran snapped, "And…" he added, "Because I said so."

His roommate chose not to say anything about that particular comment (even though she was dying to say `Men and their obsession with power') and continued to harass him. "But it's Christmas Eve!" She whined.

"Exactly."

Sakura crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. She knew she was acting like a child, but that was the point! It was fun to act like that every once in a while… annoying Syaoran was just an added bonus. Her expression lightened considerably. "Then I'll just open them first thing in the morning."

"No," Syaoran contradicted, "You won't."

There he goes again with his obsession for power. "And just why not?"

He rolled his eyes. "Tomoyo, Eriol, and Meiling will be here tomorrow evening. THEN you can open them."

Sakura tried her best to look annoyed and disappointed but failed. It was obvious that she didn't really care about the presents.

"I see right through that act. Either way," he paused and slapped her leg lightly, "I'm going to bed, Fatty."

"Hey!"

Sakura went to bed feeling content. It didn't last long. Her sheets were cold, she couldn't sleep, and she was starting to feel a little nauseated. She stared at the ceiling, waiting for it to pass, for about fifteen minutes before gathering up her blankets and pillows and going to Syaoran's room.

"Are you still awake?" She asked when she creaked open the door.

"Of course. And even if I wasn't, you're still welcome. Nauseated?" He made room for her in the bed.

"A little." Sakura put her pillows down next to him and spread her blankets over the bed. Then she slipped in beside him. The blankets were a lot warmer than the ones on her bed. She chuckled a little bit. They had such an odd relationship.

"I feel like I'm your dad or something." Syaoran chuckled.

"Take that back!" Sakura replied half-heartedly, "My dad is much nicer than you!"

"True." Syaoran nodded and yawned at the same time. "And I don't think that he would ever let you sleep in his bed at this age."

Sakura stuck her tongue out and snuggled deeper in the covers. This was perfect and comfortable. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep.

*****

Sakura pulled the sugar cookies out of the oven and took a big whiff. They had turned out nicely this time. She had been really bored and decided to make something. Syaoran and Eriol were in the living room watching T.V and Meiling and Tomoyo were going to be there in a little bit. As if on cue, the doorbell rang. Sakura entered the living room just in time to hear Tomoyo say a cheerful, "Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas!"

Meiling, who was standing next to Tomoyo, took a good look at Sakura and smiled, "You keep getting bigger every time I see you."

Before Sakura could say anything, Syaoran cut her off. "She should. She eats 24/7."

Sakura frowned. "I'm pregnant, what's your excuse?" She paused to allow them time to laugh. "And besides I haven't gained that much weight."

"Everything looks nice." Tomoyo commented on the decorations. "But it's missing mistletoe." She looked at Eriol and Syaoran and blanched. "Never mind. I think it's perfectly fine without it. No offense."

"Sure." They guys muttered.

"Hey," Meiling changed the topic suddenly, "What's that smell?"

"Cookies." Eriol answered for Sakura.

"I bet they're going to be great!"

"Who said you get any?" Sakura raised her eyebrows at Meiling.

"Yea, Sakura's going to eat them all before we even get a chance to look at them." Syaoran grinned maliciously.

The auburn haired girl smacked her roommate in the stomach. "Stop making jabs at me!"

"Well," Eriol said to Tomoyo and Meiling, "While these two are fighting, let me invite you into their home. Go ahead and put your presents over there and have a seat on the sofa."

"Wait for me!" Sakura cried.

*****

"Ooooooo! That house looks really nice!" Tomoyo pointed out a house nearby. It was decorated with icicle lights, angels, and just about everything else that you could buy at the store.

"Yea." The others agreed.

The group of five had decided that before they opened presents and ate cookies, they would drive around and look at lights. Eriol had volunteered to drive and Tomoyo had called shotgun so Meiling, Sakura, and Syaoran were crammed in the backseat with Sakura in the middle. It was crowded, but nice.

"It's hard to see through the windows," Meiling complained, "They're foggy."

"Then roll down your window." Eriol said from the front. "Everyone brought blankets."

"Not everyone." Sakura muttered.

"Oh that's right, then we'll just leave them up." It was like Eriol to be considerate.

"NO! I want to see them too! I'll be alright, I brought a jacket." Sakura could be pretty stubborn sometimes and she knew it.

"Well, if you're sure."

"Positive." The four by the doors rolled down their windows and everyone was hit with the icy air. Not wasting any time, they bundled up in their blankets. Sakura zipped up her jacket.

"Oh! I love this song!"

"Turn it up!" Meiling banged on the back of Eriol's chair and Tomoyo was pulling on his arm, making it difficult for him to drive.

In no time, the car was blasting with Christmas music and they were singing their hearts out. Sakura sang too, but she was really starting to get cold. Syaoran noticed her shiver. "Cold?"

"No," she said sarcastically, "as a matter of fact, I think it's too hot. I'm going to take off my jacket." She glared at him and hugged herself.

"You don't have to get so grouchy. Must be hormones." He muttered that last part under his breath. "Here. You can share my blanket." Syaoran pulled his blanket off of himself and put part of it on Sakura. She wrapped it around herself and noticed that she was much closer to him now. He smelled nice.

"Thanks." She said and smiled at him. It took her a second to realize that Tomoyo and Meiling were staring at them. Eriol probably would have been too but he was watching the road, "What?" Her friends didn't answer. They just wiggled their eyebrows and laughed. "You guys are really stupid."

*****

"These cookies are good!" Tomoyo complimented. They were all sitting in a circle, about to unwrap presents.

"Of course." Sakura batted her eyelashes.

"Don't get a big head." Syaoran said. They grinned at each other.

"Enough of that! Let's open presents!"

Sakura wasn't really paying attention to the others while she unwrapped her presents but she did acknowledge them when they said `thank you Sakura.' Eriol had gotten her a calendar, Tomoyo bought her some really cute socks and shirts that matched, and Meiling had gotten her a blanket. Would have been really useful earlier, she thought wryly. While she was unwrapping the present that Syaoran got her, she was thinking about the card she had received a few days ago with some money in it from her dad and brother.

The present was small and when she finished unwrapping it, she was silent. Slowly, she opened the box. Inside was a necklace. The decoration was girl-shaped and had a stone in the middle. "What's this?" she asked, barely above a whisper. No one heard her and she said it again louder. The room was quiet.

"That?" Syaoran leaned over and took it from her hands. As he spoke, he put the necklace around her neck. "It's a moonstone. Since you're due date is June ninth, I got the birthstone for June. If it turns out to be a guy, we can trade it in for the boy-shaped one."

He had barely finished talking when she wrapped her arms around his torso and squeezed tightly. "Thank you."

Tomoyo waited for a couple of minutes before coughing. "Um, Sakura. You might want to let go. I think Syaoran needs to breathe."

"No he doesn't." Sakura said into his shirt, but nevertheless she let go and sat back. Life was good.

*****

Sakura was laughing so hard that her side hurt. "You've got to be kidding." She choked out. Everyone was finished unwrapping their presents so they were sitting around the kitchen table and drinking fake bubbly. They had been playing games but got tired of that quickly. Now, everyone was asking each other funny questions.

"No, I'm not." Meiling giggled. "In fact, I still have the bruise. Want to see?"

"NO!" Both guys said hastily.

"That's not very nice." Meiling said, faking hurt. "It hurt when I fell on my butt."

"You know," Syaoran pointed a pen at her face, "There's some things you should keep to yourself."

"Yea, like being related to you."

Sakura had been trying to keep it in but her giggles finally escaped. All attention was on her. "Ok, Sakura, it's your turn." It sounded like Meiling was daring her and she wouldn't ever refuse a dare if she could help it.

"I'm not afraid. Give it your best shot." That probably wasn't a good move on her part but everything would be ok. Meiling's question wouldn't be that bad… would it?

Meiling tapped her chin thoughtfully before a light bulb went off in her head. "I've got it." She said slyly, "Have you ever seen Syaoran… naked?" At this, both Sakura and Syaoran started coughing. "Well?"

"What kind of question is that?" Sakura sputtered.

"I decide what to ask. You just answer."

"Um… pass?"

Meiling looked at Sakura sternly. "Nope."

Sakura threw her arms up in the air as a sign of surrender. "Fine. Yes, I have. Are you happy?"

"SAKURA!" Syaoran shrieked, his face cherry red.

"Well, it's true."

"You guys are BAD." Tomoyo said.

"It was nothing like THAT. Stop being a pervert."

"Then what was it like?" Tomoyo persisted.

"He was taking a bath and I walked in on him. No big deal. And it was only once. Ever since then, we lock the doors." It seemed like Sakura wasn't too comfortable with this conversation.

"And how was my dear cousin?" Meiling smirked. Sakura withered under her gaze.

"So, Tomoyo, it's your turn." Everyone laughed heartily at her attempt to change the subject.

*****

"So, goodnight everyone!" Sakura waved to her friends.

Tomoyo was about to leave, but she paused. "Oh yea. Sakura, before I forget, I won't be able to go to you with your appointment next week. I have to work."

Sakura was a little disappointed, but she didn't show it. "That's alright. You don't need to go to every single one anyways."

Tomoyo gave her best friend a big hug and exited the apartment. "Goodbye! Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas!"

*****

"It's really nice of you to go with me today, Syaoran." Syaoran only grunted at Sakura's thank you. She didn't take it personal; he was just being like himself. Syaoran made a left and pulled into the parking lot. Together, they made their way to the waiting room.

"The doctor will be with you in a minute. Please have a seat."

When the lady turned away Sakura muttered under her breath to Syaoran, "Sure," provoking a chuckle.

There was only one other person in the room. A woman in her early thirties was reading a magazine about pregnancy. To Sakura, she looked like she was about to burst. She looked up when the roommates took a seat close to her. "How far along are you?" she asked politely.

"About 16 weeks." Sakura answered. "You?"

"I'm on my eighth month. I can't wait till it's over." She patted her stomach fondly. "I can't wait to finally be able to see the lower half of my body." Sakura laughed at her joke.

She didn't say anything else for a while, but when she did, Sakura turned scarlet. "You two make such a cute couple."

"Um," Sakura said uncomfortably, "we're not together. He's my roommate," Syaoran poked her in the side, "And friend."

"That's a shame." The woman said and resumed reading her magazine. She left soon after and Sakura and Syaoran were alone.

Sakura watched as Syaoran flipped through a magazine and blanched. "What?" she asked, leaning over him to see. She burst out laughing. The picture was of a mother breastfeeding her baby. "You're so immature."

"I wasn't saying that it was gross." He grumbled. "It just surprised me."

"Kinomoto, Sakura?" They were both caught off guard by Meiling's voice. It was odd seeing her dressed in her job's uniform. Quickly, they gathered their coats and followed her.

Meiling did the usual checkup, which consisted of; blood pressure, weight, growth of the uterus, baby's heart tones, and urine. Sakura had fun watching Syaoran squirm at some of these. "Everything looks fine." Meiling said, looking at her papers. "You're on your sixteenth week right?"

Sakura nodded and Meiling grinned. "Then that means that we might be able to find out the gender of your baby."

"R-really?"

"Not for sure, but we can try."

Sakura lifted up her shirt, exposing her stomach, and Meiling put some clear jelly-like stuff on it. She then picked up a transducer and slowly glided it across her belly. It tickled a little bit, but Sakura didn't say anything. They all turned their attention to the screen.

The picture was in black and white and Sakura could see the shape of her baby. Sakura grabbed Syaoran's hand. He squeezed hers reassuringly, making her grin. "Wow." Syaoran said, "Ultrasound is amazing."

"Sure is." Meiling chirped and examined the picture more carefully. "Well, Sakura, I'm not completely positive, but I think that you are going to have a girl."

"Girl?"

"Well it looks like I got you the right shape for that birthstone." Syaoran said lightly. "But now I feel sorry for it."

"Why?" Meiling furrowed her eyebrow.

"Because if she looks like Sakura, I think everyone is going to feel sorry for it. Oof." Sakura smacked him hard in the stomach and stuck her nose in the air.

"I hate you."

"I was just kidding. I think she's going to be pretty."

Meiling laughed in her cousin's face. "You're so corny, Syaoran."

*****

"That's right, it's a girl… no, it's not for sure… ok… love you too… tell Touya I said hi… bye dad." Sakura hung up the phone and sighed. Now she had nothing to do. Syaoran caught her eye. He he he… something to do.

She sauntered up to where he way lying sprawled across the couch and got in front of the T.V. "Hiya! What `cha doing?" When he didn't answer, she asked again, louder.

"Trying to ignore you."

"Oh, well, that's too bad. Scoot over."

He glanced at her with one eyebrow raised. "No."

"I'll sit on you." At that, he sat up and moved.

She was watching him out of the corner of her eye and trying really hard to think of something to talk about when he turned to look at her, "What?"

Something finally occurred to her. "You haven't been going on any dates lately. Why?"

"You're a little straight forward." He pointed out. "Why do you care?"

"Just curious."

When it became obvious to him that she wasn't going to be content with that answer, he continued. "I'm not sure. I guess because the occasion hasn't come up."

"Oh." She couldn't really think of anything else to say, and just sat there.

"You look bored." Her companion commented.

"Sort of."

"Well then, get dressed. We'll go get something to eat."

"Ok!"

*****

"Why do you insist on wearing all of my clothes? I bet half of my wardrobe is now in your closet." Syaoran pulled on his shirt, which was on Sakura, lightly.

"Don't be silly. I'm sure that I have more than half."

"Grr…"

Sakura was having a good time. It had taken them a while, but finally they had decided to eat at a burger place in the mall. When she realized that she was out of ketchup, she reached over and dipped her fry in Syaoran's.

"Hey!" he swiped at her hand. "Get your own!" She shook her head since her mouth was full. "Fine. Take it. I need to go to the bathroom."

Sakura watched, with her mouth full as he got up and headed for the bathrooms. She was about to look away, but something caught her attention. A girl with long brown hair intercepted Syaoran. They weren't very close, but she could hear what they were saying. "Syaoran, where have you been?" The girl asked.

"Um…" he looked a little uncomfortable. "Around."

"I've been trying to get a hold of you for a long time. How come you haven't returned my calls?" Sakura's ears perked up at this. So he lied. The occasion had come up and he had shot it down.

"I've been busy."

Her eyes narrowed dangerously. "Liar." She spat and walked away. Syaoran just shrugged and went to the bathroom. Sakura groaned. She would never figure that guy out.

Kitty Neko: Well, I hope that everyone liked it! I would have gotten it up a little bit sooner but the site was having trouble for AOL users. Oh well. Ja!

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